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The US highest court again refused to block the law that almost completely prohibits abortion in the state of Texas, although it agreed to review the rule on the fast track from November 1. The Court will then hear oral arguments against said law, after the Joe Biden Administration and the organizations and clinics asked the high court to revoke it due to its restrictive and undemocratic nature.
Debate continues over Texas law, a law that could drastically reduce the right to access abortion in the United States. And it is that if the judges endorse this norm, more conservative states such as Mississippi could even demand to revoke the historic ruling ‘Roe v. Wade ‘who, in addition to making this procedure legal in the country, established in a “quarter” the period in which it can be carried out.
The judges accepted requests from the government of President Joe Biden and the organizations and clinics involved to review their rejection of the rule. However, this Friday the Supreme Court again refused to act on the request of the Department of Justice to immediately block the application of the measure.
Therefore, the Court – with the highest power in the United States – will review Texas law as of November 1 and decide whether the Government has the right to sue the state. All on the fast track,
In its announcement, the Supreme Court explained that it will focus especially on studying the unusual way in which the Congress of Texas, dominated by Republicans, articulated this law, since it is the citizens who are in charge of monitoring it and filing a lawsuit, and not the officials governmental. Which avoids a review in a federal court.
In fact, empowered citizens who report anyone who seeks an abortion or helps to stop a pregnancy can receive a reward of up to $ 10,000, provided the trial is won.
WASHINGTON (AP) – Supreme Court won’t immediately block Texas’ ban on most abortions, but agrees to hear arguments on Nov. 1
– Mark Sherman (@shermancourt) October 22, 2021
The state of Texas – the second most populous in the nation – prohibits the termination of pregnancy from the sixth week of gestation, when many women and pregnant people still do not know that they are pregnant.
The measure has only one exception, and it is a documented medical emergency, but does not allow cases of rape or incest.
Abortions in Texas are down 80%
Since Texas’ law – the most restrictive in the country – came into effect last September, clinics that provide voluntary termination services have reported that the practice has dropped by 80%.
The government of President Joe Biden considers that the rule goes against the legal precedent established in 1973 by the court itself in the case ‘Roe v. Wade’, which legalized abortion throughout the country.
While this request was not entirely rejected, the November oral arguments are expected to influence the decision of the Supreme Court, made up of nine justices, three Democrats and six Republicans. A complicated picture for the application of the Democratic Blue Administration, and for the clinics and organizations defending a free and safe abortion right.
With AP, EFE and Reuters
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